Jefferson Smith

Husband of Sarah (Wall) Smith — married 1849 in Stokes Co, NC

Research Notes

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Biography

1. Richard M. WALL b. 30 Oct 1811 Halifax Co. Virginia d. 8 Jan 1892 Louisburg, Miami Co., Kansas m. 14 Sept 1842 to Rebecca WALLER b. ca 1814 d. 6 Nov 1870 Louisburg, Miami Co., Kansas d/o Henry Thomas WALLER & Nancy DIAL

2. James H. WALL b. 1812/13 Halifax Co., VIrginia d. 1878 Kansas m. 10 Oct 1839 Stokes Co., NC to Joshuanna Felicia GRABS b. 18 Jan 1820 Stokes Co., NC d. 19 Jan 1921 At daughter Elizabeth MUNHOLLEN's house @ Kansas City, Kansas. Felicia (she went by Felicia) was the d/o John Gottfried GRABS & Maria Matilda SHORE NOTE: in 1920 at the age of 100 years old Felicia WALL proudly voted a straight Democratic ticket in the first election she was eligible to vote in meaning that she was one of the oldest first time voters in America in 1920! Have a newspaper article about her first time voting.

3. Isaac L. WALL m. Mary STYERS <<see above>>

4. Martha WALL b. 3 June 1816 Halifax Co., Virginia d. 23 May 1877 Forsyth Co., NC m. to Samuel Jesse STYERS s/o Jesse STYERS & Maria Catherina PFAFF

5. Lucy E. WALL b. 1817-1818 d. ???? m. 18 Dec 1837 to Solomon KREIGER b. ca 1812 Stokes Co., NC s/o Johannes KREIGER & Maria Elizabeth SPAINHOUR

6. John Jr. WALL b. ca 1822 No further information

7. Sarah WALL b. 1824-1825 d. after 1880 m. 1849 Stokes Co., NC to Jefferson SMITH s/o Solomon SMITH & Margaret "Peggy" HASTIN NOTE: Jefferson SMITH's brother Andrew Jackson SMITH 1835-1912 married Julia ELLEN WALL d/o Ephraim "Evie" WALL & Delilah WALL d/o Byrd WALL & Lucy GRIFFIN. Evie WALL (whose WALL line we are not yet certain of) and his son William Evy WALL died fighting for the Confederacy during the Civil WALL. Ephraim "Ivvy//Evie"" WALL was over 50 years old when he signed up. NOTE: Jefferson SMITH's sister Dicey SMITH married William WALL s/o Drury WALL & 1st wife Elizabeth GRIFFIN.^[1]

Sources

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Etta Eaton.

Acknowledgments

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